(USA) Senior, Software Engineer

Socket.dev; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) and stock purchase plan

Paid time off including parental leave

Education benefits through Live Better U

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Bellevue, WA to lead the design and development of scalable software solutions. You will collaborate across teams to address technical challenges and ensure robust application performance.

Responsibilities include analyzing requirements, designing maintainable software, and implementing CI/CD practices while adhering to security policies. The role offers competitive pay, bonuses, and benefits including health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in multiple coding languages and frameworks.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and scope software requirements.
• Design scalable, maintainable software components.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and debugging.

Skills

Software engineering

Coding

Debugging

Agile methodologies

Object-oriented programming

Performance monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area

Master's degree in Computer Science or related area

Job description

Role Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer at Walmart, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions that align with business objectives. This role requires expertise in software architecture, coding standards, and agile methodologies to create maintainable, high‑quality components. You will collaborate across teams to analyze requirements, address technical challenges, and implement continuous integration and deployment practices. Your contributions will ensure robust application performance, security, and reliability while driving innovation through emerging technologies and best practices in software engineering.

About the Team

The team leads Walmart’s talent acquisition technology, supporting recruitment for 2.4 million associates across all levels. They design and manage scalable software solutions that enable hiring from front‑line to executive roles. With expertise in technical solution design, project management, and process improvement, the team drives innovation and operational excellence. Collaborating cross‑functionally, they deliver reliable, efficient, and secure systems aligned with business objectives. Focused on continuous improvement, the team upholds accountability, technical excellence, and strategic impact within Walmart’s global hiring ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

• Analyze and scope software requirements, including functional and non‑functional aspects, to align with business objectives.
• Design scalable, maintainable software components using appropriate architecture and design patterns.
• Develop, configure, and maintain high‑quality code adhering to coding standards and security policies.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and debugging to ensure reliability and performance.
• Create and execute test cases to validate software functionality and identify defects.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to monitor application performance and implement continuous integration and delivery practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects, ensuring timely regression testing and root cause analysis.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience in software engineering with strong technical acumen in coding, debugging, and continuous development.
• Proficiency in object‑oriented programming and knowledge of multiple coding languages and frameworks.
• Expertise in requirement analysis, solution design, and detailed software architecture for scalable distributed systems.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct thorough code reviews and deliver high‑quality, maintainable software components.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies, iterative development, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Strong skills in defect management, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring to ensure application reliability.
• Commitment to adhering to coding standards, security policies, and quality assurance best practices.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance‑based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company‑paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices . Live Better U is a Walmart‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates in Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor’s degrees, including English Language Learning and short‑form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 – $216,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

• Stock

Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year’s experience in software engineering or related area. We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location

10900 Ne 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer‑ By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity‑ unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions‑ while being inclusive of all people.